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Nearly 7 million workers worry about their safety each week 57% of employers underestimate the level of concern felt by their staff 57% of employees are concerned about facing aggression from the public 22% of former lone workers and front-line staff said safety concerns were among the reasons they chose to leave their job Continue reading Employers are underestimating personal safety fears of nearly 7 million workers
Bright Initiative has joined the UK Government-backed Data Skills Taskforce to help tackle the UK’s data skills challenges Initiative also set to begin work with members of the UK Parliament on an inquiry investigating issues around governance and ethics in data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) New collaborations complement ongoing support for UK Government officials Continue reading Bright Initiative: Global data for good Initiative expands support for the UK’s National Data Strategy with new partnerships
A letter from the Prime Minister to Lord Wolfson, that has just been released.
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds The pace of digital transformation across the public sector has accelerated significantly in recent years, and with Covid-19 prompting a near-overnight shift to online services, the process has come a long way already. Services once requiring pages of paperwork now are fully digitised—renewing your passport or driver’s license Continue reading Can ‘One Login for Government’ Deliver Digital Success for the U.K. Public Sector?
By Dave Woodfine, Co-founder and Managing Director at Cyber Security Associates Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum named cyber security failures as one of the biggest threats facing international governments and business, and the UK is no exception. The UK’s public sector is currently facing a rise in the number of cyber security incidents. Continue reading Is your department and supply chain ready for the changes to the Government’s new cyber certification scheme?
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds Like many countries around the world, the U.K. is familiar with following trends that originally emerged in the U.S. It’s a long-standing idea, amplified in recent years by increasing globalisation and the impact of digital transformation on society. Take cybersecurity, for example, where the U.S. has been at Continue reading Why the U.K. Public Sector Should Monitor U.S. Cybersecurity Trends
Shirley-Anne Somerville It remains the government’s ‘firm intention’ to hold National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher exams this Spring, Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has restated. Taking into consideration ongoing disruption within schools, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has decided to invoke its Scenario 2 contingency and will provide revision support in early March to Continue reading Scotland: Exams on track
By Charles Damerell, Senior Director, UKI at SolarWinds Malicious threat actors are now targeting software vendors and IT vendors in a bid to hide zero-day vulnerabilities in legitimate software updates. Since today’s digital supply chains are becoming ever more complex and intertwined, these supply chain attacks now pose a significant threat. By tampering with back-end Continue reading Countering Cyberthreats: Becoming Secure by Design
New figures show small businesses exported over £99bn in 2019, up £700m on the previous year Currently only 1 in 10 small businesses export, as the Trade Secretary encourages SMEs to take up Government offer of support and sell their products to the world Small businesses across the country are in Continue reading TRADE SECRETARY CHAMPIONS SMALL BUSINESSES TO REACH THEIR EXPORT POTENTIAL
by Richard Walker, Data and Insights Partner, Agilisys Over the past 12 months we have frequently heard the Prime Minister declare that Government is “following the science”. At the same time, millions of us have found ourselves staring at charts and monitoring trends eager to understand the current situation. The link between the data that Continue reading Putting a Value on Public Sector Data
DSEI, 14 – 17 September, 2021, ExCeL, London, Stand No: H1-450 Armour Comms will be showcasing several new capabilities of its OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE, NATO approved Armour® Mobile at DSEI, including a technical preview of its secure collaboration solution, Unity by Armour. Other innovations on show will be Armour’s work with the Ministry of Defence Continue reading Armour Comms showcases new secure collaborative working solutions with MOD and Bittium at DSEI
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds IT teams across the public sector are under pressure to migrate technology infrastructure, services, and data to the cloud. Whether the objective is to deliver cost savings, performance improvements, better reliability, or a combination of benefits, the trend is well established. Increasingly, the emphasis is shifting away from Continue reading How to Deliver on the Potential of Public Sector Cloud Migration
CICV Forum – Ivan McKee The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has pledged its ongoing commitment to the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) and has warmly welcomed its new Chair, Scottish Government Minister Ivan McKee. The unique collaboration of trade associations, professional bodies, companies and individuals is now a key contributor to the CLF, Continue reading CICV Forum welcomes new Construction Leadership Forum Chair and pledges to continue on path of collaboration and co-operation
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